Amaretti
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
50 cookies
- Serves:
- 50
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs almond paste
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 egg whites
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Break up almond paste into pebble-like pieces.
- Combine almond paste, sugar, confectioners' sugar and egg whites in electric mixer on low speed until blended.
- Increase speed to medium and continue mixing for 2 minutes. The dough should be sticky now.
- Roll dough into one inch balls. Keep a bowl of water nearby in which to dip your fingers - it'll keep the dough from sticking to your fingers while rolling each cookie.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and lightly flatten each cookie.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool completely before removing from parchment with a metal spatula.
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